€400 Main Event Day 1ef | 2025 SiGMA Poker Tour Malta

09-06-2025 18:36 UTC+2

Terada Good at Showdown

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Richard Hayes

Level 14 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Takuma Terada opened to 16,000 from the button, and received a call from Rony Mourad in the small blind.

Mourad checked on the J♠6♣5♠ flop, and called the continuation bet of 14,000 from Terada.

The 9♣ turn was quickly checked to the A♠ river, which was also checked down.

Mourad had K♠Q♣, but the pot went to Terada with J♦3♦, Mourad perhaps regretting not going for a three-bet preflop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Takuma Terada	300,000 65,000	65,000
Rony Mourad	200,000

Tags: Rony Mourad Takuma Terada

Level: 14

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

09-06-2025 18:16 UTC+2

Gachet Claims Double Knockout

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Richard Hayes

Level 13 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

In the next hand, Romain Nardin was all-in for 20,000 on the turn on 8♣7♥3♦J♦, with around 43,000 in the middle.

Doriney Carvalho raised to 50,000, and Romain Gachet called.

The K♦ river completed the board, and Carvalho led out with a bet of 20,000. Gachet put her all-in, and Carvalho called off for her last 25,000.

Gachet tabled A♦10♦ for the nut flush, and Carvalho tutted in disgust and tabled 7♣7♠ for the flopped set of sevens. Nardin also busted with Q♠7♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Romain Gachet	560,000 320,000	320,000

Doriney Carvalho	Busted
Romain Nardin	Busted

Tags: Doriney Carvalho Romain Gachet Romain Nardin

09-06-2025 18:09 UTC+2

Ladies Good to Makra

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Richard Hayes

Level 13 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Stacks were in the middle and cards were on their backs, with Adam Makra all-in for 174,000, and at risk against Romain Nardin.

Adam Makra: Q♦Q♣ All in
Romain Nardin: A♠K♣

It was the classic race, but Nardin was drawing dead by the turn after Makra hit a set on the 8♦7♣5♠Q♥10♦ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Makra	317,000 267,000	267,000
Romain Nardin	30,000 190,000	190,000

Tags: Adam Makra Romain Nardin

09-06-2025 18:04 UTC+2

Top Stacks at Third Break

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Richard Hayes

Level 13 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jordan Buhagiar	330,000 260,000	260,000
Oliver Mihajlovski	320,000 65,000	65,000
Masatoshi Minowa	270,000 25,000	25,000
Takuma Terada	235,000 100,000	100,000
Romain Nardin	220,000 115,000	115,000
Evghenii Terasov	210,000 148,500	148,500
Rony Mourad	200,000 55,000	55,000

Level: 13

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

09-06-2025 17:34 UTC+2

Break Time

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Richard Hayes

Level 12 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The players have been sent on a 15-minute break.

09-06-2025 17:30 UTC+2

Mazevicius Doubles via Mourad

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Richard Hayes

Level 12 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Jaunius Mazevicius was all-in for 66,000 and at risk against Rony Mourad.

Jaunius Mazevicius: 9♦9♠ All in
Rony Mourad: K♥J♣

Mazevicius was ahead in a race, and his opponent bricked the 8♣7♣5♥Q♦A♦ runout, much to Mazevicius' delight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rony Mourad	145,000 60,000	60,000
Jaunius Mazevicius	140,000 90,000	90,000

Tags: Rony Mourad Jaunius Mazevicius

09-06-2025 17:28 UTC+2

Pecelj Busts to Vella

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Richard Hayes

Level 12 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Pavle Pecelj was all-in for 62,000 and at risk versus Mark Vella.

Pavle Pecelj: K♣Q♣ All in
Mark Vella: A♥7♥

Pecelj needed some help, but he bricked the 8♠6♥5♠7♠10♠ runout, Vella finding a pair on the turn.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Vella	185,000 10,000	10,000
Pavle Pecelj	Busted

Tags: Mark Vella Pavle Pecelj

09-06-2025 17:20 UTC+2

Barone Spikes River to Bust Robinson

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Richard Hayes

Level 12 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Claudio Barone opened to 9,000 from under the gun, and Lukas Robinson three-bet jammed to 24,500.

Jordan Buhagiar made his second chip handling error of the day, as he put his big blind and ante in for the next hand, seemingly not having noticed Robinson's jam, and then mucked his cards.

The chips had to stay in the middle, and his hand had to stay in the muck. Barone made the call.

Lukas Robinson: K♥J♥ All in
Claudio Barone: K♣10♠

Robinson was in great shape, and after both players missed the 9♥5♦2♠ flop, Robinson hit top pair on the J♠ turn.

However it also gave Barone a gutshot, and the Q♦ hit on the river to send SiGMA ambassador Robinson to the rail in cruel fashion.